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CoNLL traditionally runs a friendly competition, the ''shared task.'' The 2007 CoNLL shared task is dependency parsing, for the second year running. There are actually two tasks: a ''multilingual track'' as in 2006, and a new ''domain adaptation track'' for adapting to different domains of English.

A separate call is being sent out for the shared task. Participants must register by JANUARY 20, 2007. The systems and their results will be described in short papers, which will be refereed separately and will be presented in a special session at EMNLP-CoNLL 2007.

* Format: Please submit your complete paper as a PDF file. Submissions should follow the two-column format of ACL proceedings and should not exceed 8 pages, including figures. We strongly recommend using the ACL 2007 style files at http://ufal.mff.cuni.cz/acl2007/styles/ . If you cannot use these style files directly, please read the sample document at that URL for a description of the required format. We reserve the right to reject submissions that do not conform to this format; note especially the restriction to 8 pages at 11-point font.

* New Length Policy: To encourage thorough citation of related work, the References section does not count against the 8-page submission limit for EMNLP-CoNLL 2007. Thus, your PDF file may exceed 8 pages. However, all material other than the bibliography must fall within the first 8 pages!

* Anonymization: As reviewing will be double-blind, the paper should not include the authors' names and affiliations. Furthermore, avoid self-references that reveal the authors' identities, e.g., ''We previously showed (Smith, 1991) ...'' Instead, use citations such as ''Smith previously showed (Smith, 1991)...''. Papers that do not conform to these requirements will be rejected without review.

* Double Submission Policy: Papers presented at EMNLP-CoNLL should consist mainly of new material that has not been previously published. Submission of similar papers to EMNLP-CoNLL and another conference or workshop must be disclosed on the first page of the submission. For details, see the standard policy for ACL-affiliated conferences, http://www.cis.udel.edu/~carberry/ACL/double-submission-policy.html .

* Electronic Submission: To submit your paper, please visit http://www.softconf.com/acl07/EMNLP-CoNLL07/submit.html , fill in the online submission form, and upload your anonymous PDF file. The only accepted file format is PDF. You may revise your submission up until the deadline given below. Papers submitted after the deadline will not be reviewed.

Reviewing:

Reviewers will be asked to provide detailed comments, and to score the submitted paper on a number of factors such as

- technical soundness and completeness - originality of the problems or solutions - experimental and theoretical comparison with previous work - clarity of presentation - significance to the EMNLP-CoNLL research community

as well as a new factor, which encourages authors to release their systems so that others can replicate or build on their results:

- likely impact of any promised new resources to be released along with the paper (code, data, ...)

Reviewing will be conducted by an international program committee with a number of Area Chairs. Each paper will be blind-reviewed by at least 3 program committee members, who can then discuss the paper further to resolve disagreements.

The program committee will make an Best Paper Award to the authors of the submission that makes the most original or significant impact on the field. We seek to honor scientific contributions that advance the state of the field.

Conference Format:

The majority of the accepted papers will be presented as 20-minute talks, probably in 2 parallel sessions. Additional papers will be accepted for presentation in poster sessions. We also plan additional events such as invited talks.

Papers on any philological or linguistic topic related to historical or modern Germanic languages, including English to 1500. Submit one page abstracts electronically by March 15 to clarnettucdavis.edu.